Transmitting PPDU
A method for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) and a device using the same are provided. The device receives a trigger frame for requesting a transmission of a response PPDU and transmits the response PPDU. A duration of the response PPDU is calculated based on a duration of the trigger frame.
1. A method for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless local area network, the method being performed by a station, the method comprising:
receiving, from an access point (AP), a trigger frame for requesting a transmission of a response PPDU, the trigger frame including a first duration field, a length field and a resource allocation field, the resource allocation field indicating a resource allocated to the transmission of the response PPDU;
generating the response PPDU based on the trigger frame; and
transmitting, to the AP, the response PPDU as a response to the trigger frame,
wherein the response PPDU includes a second duration field, the second duration field being set to a value obtained by D 1 -D 2 ,
wherein D 1 is a value obtained from the first duration field of the trigger frame,
wherein D 2 is a value obtained by:
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where Short Interframe Space (SIFS) is 10 microseconds (μs) or 16 μs, LENGTH is a value of the length field in the trigger frame, and SignalExtension is 0 μs or 6 μs.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response PPDU further includes a legacy signal field and a data field, the legacy signal field representing a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols used for the data field, the legacy signal field indicating the value of the length field in the trigger frame.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SIFS is 10 μs when the station operates in a 2.4 GHz band and is 16 μs when the station operates in a 5 GHz band.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger frame further includes an association identifier field indicating the station.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second duration fields are used to update a network allocation vector (NAV).
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first duration field is included in a medium access control (MAC) header of the trigger frame.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second duration field is included in a MAC header of the response PPDU.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response PPDU further includes a third duration field being set to a value obtained by D 1 -D 2 in a unit of either 8 μs or 128 μs.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the third duration field is included in a physical layer preamble of the response PPDU.
10. A device for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless local area network, the device comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive and transmit radio signals from an access point (AP); and
a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
control the transceiver to receive a trigger frame for requesting a transmission of a response PPDU, the trigger frame including a first duration field, a length field, and a resource allocation field, the resource allocation field indicating a resource allocated to the transmission of the response PPDU;
generate the response PPDU based on the trigger frame; and
control the transceiver to transmit the response PPDU to the AP as a response to the trigger frame,
wherein the response PPDU includes a second duration field, the second duration field being set to a value obtained by D 1 -D 2 ,
wherein D 1 is a value obtained from the first duration field of the trigger frame,
wherein D 2 is a value obtained by:
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LENGTH
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where Short Interframe Space (SIFS) is 10 microseconds (μs) or 16 μs, LENGTH is a value of the length field in the trigger frame, and SignalExtension is 0 μs or 6 μs.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the response PPDU further includes a legacy signal field and a data field, the legacy signal field representing a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols used for the data field, the legacy signal field indicating the value of the length field in the trigger frame.
12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the SIFS is 10 μs when the station operates in a 2.4 GHz band and is 16 μs when the station operates in a 5 GHz band.
13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the trigger frame further includes an association identifier field indicating the station.
14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the first and second duration fields are used to update a network allocation vector (NAV).
15. The device of claim 10 , wherein the first duration field is included in a medium access control (MAC) header of the trigger frame.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second duration field is included in a MAC header of the response PPDU.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the response PPDU further includes a third duration field being set to a value obtained by D 1 -D 2 in a unit of either 8 μs or 128 μs.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the third duration field is included in a physical layer preamble of the response PPDU.